Quantum Light Swimmer Breaks Newton's Third Law by Moving Upstream
Researchers demonstrate an artificial swimmer made of quantum light that moves upstream in a fluid, violating the principle that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 21 Sept 2026. New Scientist published first, on 21 September at 16:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 28h 10m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 22 September at 20:10 UTC.
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